Winning slogan: “A Family is Timeless” (NOTE: This slogan will be used on all promotional materials for the 2013 countywide Child & Family Awareness Month celebration next April).

· Honorable Mention Winners

Isabel Grenci – 5th Grade

Seton Catholic School (Hudson)

“A Family is the Flavor that Sweetens My Life”

Angelina Mineo – 3rd Grade

Seton Catholic School (Hudson)

“A Family is Like Peanut Butter and Jelly, They Go Great Together”

Jacob Petit – 5th Grade

Miller South School for the Visual & Performing Arts (Akron)

“A Family is Undescribable”

Elise Helms – 5th Grade

Miller South School for the Visual & Performing Arts (Akron)

“A Family is the Book That Never Ends”

Isabelle Nutt – 5th Grade

Miller South School for the Visual & Performing Arts (Akron)

“A Family is a Treasure Chest Holding My Dreams”

Maria Finney – 5th Grade

Miller South School for the Visual & Performing Arts (Akron)

“A Family is the Glasses That Help Me See”

Lexi Talmage – 5th Grade

St. Hilary School (Fairlawn)

“A Family is a Helping Hand”

Rachel Welden – 3rd Grade

Chapel Hill Christian School (Akron)

“A Family is a Blanket of Love That Keeps Us Warm”

Miya Gotto – 3rd Grade

Erwine Intermediate School (Coventry)

“A Family is the Flavor That Sweetens My Life”

Scott Seeley – 3rd Grade

Erwine Intermediate School (Coventry)

“A Family is My Superheroes”

Jalyn Earlenbaugh – 3rd Grade

Erwine Intermediate School (Coventry)

“A Family is a Forever Scrapbook”

Jordan Heppe – 3rd Grade

Erwine Intermediate School (Coventry)

“A Family is a National Treasure”

Pre-Kindergarten Collage Contest

First Place

Nova Ortegus, Age 4

ASCA Calico Head Start & Child Development Center (Akron)

Second Place

Craig Campbell, Age 4

ASCA Oak Creek Head Start & Child Development Center (Akron)

Third Place

Isabella Robison, Age 5

ASCA Calico Head Start & Child Development Center (Akron)

Middle School Storybook Contest

*Thank you to Printing Concepts for printing copies of the three winning storybooks

First Place

Abby Kushner Benson – 5th Grade

Our Lady of the Elms School (Akron)

Second Place

Kendall Miller – 6th Grade

Litchfield Middle School (Akron)

Third Place

Zoe Zelch & Alexis Armstrong – both 5th Grade

Our Lady of the Elms School (Akron)

Middle School Public Service Announcement

*Thank you to WZIP 88.1FM for recording the three winning PSAs and airing them throughout the month of April

First Place

Anna Lambert – 8th Grade

St. Joseph School (Cuyahoga Falls)

Second Place

Julie Dombroski – 8th Grade

Seton Catholic School (Hudson)

Third Place

Taylor Haag – 8th Grade

St. Joseph School (Cuyahoga Falls)

High School Essay Contest

First Place

George Moresea – 11th Grade

Green High School

Second Place

Nicole Monte – 10th Grade

Green High School

Third Place

Brooke Barrickman – 10th Grade

Green High School

High School Poetry Contest

First Place

Ryan Kramanak – 11th Grade

Green High School

Second Place

Sean Nischwitz – 10th Grade

Green High School

Third Place

Mazen Hasan – 11th Grade

Green High School

The annual Creative Contests awards program is part of April’s Child & Family Awareness Month which has been observed annually throughout Summit County for the past 25 years. Numerous agencies and organizations have formed a unique network committed to strengthening family life and preventing child abuse and neglect through community education. This network plans and implements a broad range of activities and educational initiatives during the month designed to build a solid foundation of community support for children and families. For more information, please call Summit County Children Services, the coordinating agency for Child and Family Awareness Month, at (330) 379-1994, log onto www.summitkids.org, or check out the Child & Family Awareness Month Facebook page.

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Ann Kagarise has been a journalist/columnist for almost a decade.She has won awards from the Ohio House of Representatives and local chambers for her coverage. She recently won state awards for best feature, best articles pertaining to social issues, best business articles, best photo/article, and the Helen Waterhouse award for journalism with Ohio Professional Writers. She has covered national events and interviewed several celebrities. Ann has always had a heart and passion for abuse issues. She has a BA degree in social work and worked in the field for seven years with abused kids, was a director of a battered woman's shelter/abuse hotline, and was a counselor in a woman's correctional facility. She has always believed that the media platform can bring people to action and help to change lives for the better.